A LACQUER FUBAKO

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A LACQUER FUBAKO
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

Of rectangular shape with rounded corners with slightly domed and overlapping cover, decorated in gold and black and silver in takamaki-e with three magpies and plum sprays on a dense nashiji ground, the sides of the lower section with further plum boughs and the grounds of the sides and interiors matching nashiji, metal mounts- 15 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (40.1 x 9.5 x 7.4 cm.)